Archive for February 23rd, 2010

Patrick’s got a potty mouth, too, just like her car owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. In 2004, Junior learned to curb his cussing the hard way with a $10,000 fine. Stock-car racing is a family sport. That’s why you’ll see drivers pretty reserved nowadays in …

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While Jamie McMurray’s Daytona 500 mojo continued Friday at Auto Club Speedway as he won the pole, by Sunday, a familiar face was in Victory Lane – four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. Unlike the week before, drivers didn’t have …

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Danica Patrick needs a strong finish in Las Vegas to prove she’s got the chops for the stock car circuit. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images NASCAR’s second weekend was difficult for two of its most popular stars: Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt, Jr …

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Just a week prior, Johnson exited the Daytona 500 late in the race after what he also thought was a flat tire ended up being a a problem with the drive mechanism in the rear wheels — an issue very similar to Earnhardt Jr.’s on Sunday. “

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There is some concern at Hendrick Motorsports that the broken axle that left Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a 32nd-place finish on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway could be a more widespread problem. Earnhardt’s crew chief, Lance McGrew, said …

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